The Simpsons (FXX, all the time) — There’s not a lot going on this weekend, so might as well catch some of The Simpsons later years of arguable quality. Season 19 kicks off at 8 p.m. Friday night with “He Loves to Fly and He D’ohs” through season 23 late Sunday into Monday. (Full schedule here.)

Too Cute (Animal Plant, Saturday 8 p.m.) — And since there’s not a lot going on this weekend, might as well enjoy back-to-back episodes featuring German Shepherd puppies and English Mastiffs.

Doctor Who (BBC America, Saturday 8 p.m.) — Confession time: I’ve never seen a single episode of Doctor Who in my life, and I kind of want to keep it that way to piss off my nerd friends. But according to TV Guide: “A Dalek fleet surrounds a lone rebel ship, and the Doctor is the only one who can help.”

The Strain (FX, Sunday 10 p.m.) — Episode 8 is called “Creatures of the Night” and from the sound of that, I fully plan to be watching it between my fingers.

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I caught up on The Strain this week…can someone explain to me the damn point of that eclipse? All the ads made it seem like it would be some momentous event in the show. Then it happened, but nothing else did. Double-u tee eff.

@Fresnel I’m not sure if @MonkeyButt will agree with me, however I found the first book fairly intriguing but the second two a complete waste of time. Struggled to finish them. If you haven’t read any of Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim books yet they are terrific and the sixth just came out Thursday.

I’d much rather watch Masters of Sex, Manhattan, and even Ray Donovan and the Leftovers over the Strain. The characters in that show are beyond irrational and unrealistic in handling the severity of what’s actually going on.

Also, even though after today’s news it’s rather anticlimactic, but why don’t you guys ever put UFC events in the Weekend Preview when you always advertise them.

The Phil Abraham and Liev Schreiber directed episodes of the season have been 100% legit in quality. I didn’t think much of the show before, but those 2 episodes alone force me to say the show isn’t all bad. Almost like Dexter or something.